KINGSTON, Jamaica — Despite a brilliant new personal best of 7.43 seconds, Demario Prince was an agonising fourth in the men’s 60m hurdles on Saturday’s second day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships at Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena in Toruń, Poland.

Prince, who lowered his previous best of 7.46 seconds set a month ago, was just edged out of a medal by the American Trey Cunningham who was also timed in 7.43 seconds but edged the Jamaican by 9/1000th of a second – .421 to .430.

Poland’s Jakub Szymnaski won the gold in 7.40 seconds with Enrique Llopis setting a Spanish national record of 7.42 seconds for the silver medal.

Earlier in the semi-finals, Prince was second in his race in 7.53 seconds to get an automatic spot in the final, finishing behind Cunningham who ran a personal best 7.35 seconds.

Jerome Campbell who had advanced from the morning session’s first round, finished eighth in his semi-final, hitting the first hurdle and never recovered. He was later disqualified.

Meanwhile, Shantae Foreman finished 17th in the women’s triple jump with a best of 12.35m.

-Paul A Reid